I really enjoyed this episode of the @syntax.fm podcast. It's a very good review of the current state of AI coding tools. Very grounded and practical. syntax.fm/show/980/ai-...
I’ve published my CGM status bar extensions to Open VSX, so you can now see your glucose levels in your Cursor IDE while coding.
Available for:
• Dexcom
• FreeStyle Libre
• Nightscout
Completely free and open source.
All download links: glucoseincode.com
Took the opportunity to visit NASA's Kennedy Space Center while visiting Orlando. Highly recommend it.
As a kid you could create fight scenes between The Terminator and Predator using action figures. Now you can make them do so as live action characters, thanks to Seedance 2.
Sora looks so primitive in comparison.
Introducing ✨Tiny Aya✨, a family of massively multilingual small language models built to run where people actually are.
Tiny Aya delivers strong multilingual performance in 70+ global languages in a 3.35B parameter model, efficient enough to run locally, even on a phone.
Woo hoo, who would have thought Canada would produce efficient massively multicultural models
A new systematic analysis of intermittent fasting from 22 randomized trials shows no advantage for weight loss or other outcomes compared with regular diet advice
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Visited Orlando last week and had the chance to visit the IST Building of the Florida Polytechnic University designed by Santiago Calatrava. Very cool building to see and explore.
Coffee and improved cognition, reduced dementia
>130,000 people followed 37 years
Benefit seen only with caffeinated coffee or tea and most pronounced ~2 cups/day
@jama.com ☕️☕️https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764
Big update to the Copilot/Claude/OpenCode skill for #diabetes and Nightscout Project. Uses a local DB *and* rich reporting. This report was calculated and generated locally with the ambiguity loop happening in the LLM. Works with LMStudio/Olama for airplane mode analysis. github.com/shanselman/n...
TIL The Hubble Deep Field, one of the most iconic images of our universe, was captured at the discretion of the director of the Hubble Space Telescope using his director's discretionary time. This wild story is from the latest episode of StarTalk podcast. startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-...
CloudFlare is acquiring Astro web framework. I've built several personal projects using Astro and all deployed on CloudFlare. I guess that's a common pattern 😛 Both products mesh together nicely so this makes sense. Hope CloudFlare keeps improving Astro. blog.cloudflare.com/astro-joins-...
Enjoyed this episode of StarTalk with John Martinis, 2025 Nobel Prize winner in Physics. It threw me back to my grad school studies. They cover superconductivity, quantum tunneling, Josephson Junctions, Cooper pairs, and other topics. Very entertaining! startalkmedia.com/show/macrosc...
Grammys are creating a new award for the best album cover art, splitting it apart from the best recording package category. Good way to recognize the artists involved in creating music. Also probably influenced by the prevalence music streaming services. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Congrats! Good luck with the new gig!
TIL that Sony owns Snoopy. Sony bought a controlling stake of the Charles M. Schulz comic “Peanuts”. Also interesting is that the previous owner was a Canadian company. apnews.com/article/sony...
Spent the past weekend in remote snowy wilderness. No electricity. No cellphone. No wi-fi. Small tree-house cabin with a wood stove for heat. First time cross-country skiing. Handwarmers were essential. Great weekend before the start of the new year work week.
I’m thrilled to be starting a new full-time role at Cohere! Excited to learn, build, and collaborate with a great team. I'm looking forward to what's ahead!
A science review on the origins of peak human achievements: In youth, top performance is linked to intense, focused practice within a single discipline. Adult world-class performers diversify their practice, having multidisciplinary skills, and improve over time. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The one validated intervention to slow aging and extend healthspan is not for sale.
It's exercise.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I enjoyed this episode of The Economics of Everyday Things looking at urban trees. City trees have many benefits: carbon sequestration, reduced cooling costs, increased house value, improved public health, decreased crime. The benefits outweigh the costs.
freakonomics.com/podcast/urba...
How exercise decreases the risk of cancer and cancer- related mortality by reducing immunosenescence and inflammaging
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
About 1 in 10 people have an autoimmune disease. There's great news here on current efforts that are achieving cures.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-exhili...
One of my favorite Acquired episodes is the deep dive on Epic Systems (www.acquired.fm/episodes/epi...). The origin story, the history, and Judith Faulkner’s founder journey are just insanely good. A couple of Epic's commandments: "Do not go public" and "Do not be acquired".
I've been slowly learning French for a while. Here's my progress in Duolingo during 2025.
Really enjoyed the Neil deGrasse Tyson show in Toronto. The section on Artemis II rocket launch was especially interesting. Artemis II will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since 1972! The crew consists of 3 NASA and 1 Canadian astronaut. I'm hoping I can see the launch live in February!
Interesting article on the decline of deviance and increase of homogeneity in society. The good thing: we live longer and richer lives today. But there seems to be a decline in creativity in many aspects of our culture: art, architecture, and industry. www.experimental-history.com/p/the-declin...
More insight per minute than I excpected!
A black and white drawing of three dachshunds arranged vertically, each holding a different optical illusion object in its mouth, and the dogs themselves drawn as if a single line optical illusion. The top dog holds a Penrose triangle, the middle dog holds a Necker cube, and the bottom dog holds a Penrose trident. The dogs’ bodies are elongated in an exaggerated cartoon style. The artwork is signed “@IndieTheIntrovert” in the bottom right corner.
Everyone stop, this is important
